For Yan Li's good intentions, Ji Qingge naturally understands.

Whether Yan Li doubts her identity is not the focus of her attention. She only knew that what Aunt Liu told her in her boudoir played a big role in her cautious handling of things after entering the palace.

For this reason, she is grateful to the people of Yanfu from the bottom of her heart.

As for Xingyu, she is an unmarried woman after all, and she is still an underage girl in ancient times. There are many topics that should not be discussed with her, so I have to avoid them.

The two chatted about tea, and they talked about the pharmacy where Xingyu went to help. Xingyu pouted with a warm smile and said, "Miss, you know." Didn't Mingji Pharmacy spend a high price to buy Molin grass some time ago? Now the price has gone up. ”

"How much?"

It snows in winter, and it is difficult to enter the valley, let alone find Molin grass in the valley. In this way, even if the price of Mingji Pharmacy rises to 1,000 taels per Molin grass, I am afraid that it may not be received.

"Fifty-five taels of silver a plant, with leaves and roots. Must be a complete plant. Xingyu took a piece of charcoal with a tongs and put it in the brazier. He also cleaned up part of the charcoal ash that had been burned out with a shovel.

"Miss, you sit down for a while, and I'll pour some charcoal ashes."

"Hmm."

After Xingyu walked out of the hall with the iron box filled with charcoal ash, Ji Qingge took out the half-moon jade pendant again, and squinted and looked at it carefully by the light of the oil lamp.

I saw that the crystal clear white jade pendant was engraved with Xiliang characters, and after Ji Qingge carefully identified it, he found that the word was "Qiong".

Holding the jade pendant in his hand, Ji Qingge compared the explanations of the word Qiong in his mind one by one. In the end, she did not come to a conclusion that satisfied her very well.

If you only talk about the quality of this jade, then it is indeed a piece of good Hetian jade. The jade is transparent, and it is difficult to see flaws. As soon as I saw it, I knew that it was a piece of ancient jade.

But it was such a good piece of jade, and it was cut in half by its ruthless owner.

This made Ji Qingge pouted helplessly, and cried out for this piece of jade in his heart.

However, at this time, she was also concentrating on thinking about a question: why did the jade master divide it into two halves? The text part was also deliberately left. Could it be ...... The other half of this jade is in the hands of its owner's relatives?

I just remember that in the 21st century, her grandmother told her a story about dividing the jade into two halves.

The owner of the jade is a man, born in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. After studying in a private school in his early years, he left his hometown to study in other places. Later, he crossed the ocean to study abroad. Before staying in the ocean, the man divided the piece of Kodama pendant he carried with him into two halves.

Half of it was on him, and half of it was given to her before he passed the door.

The woman hadn't read much, and was a little older than him. After she got the jade, she guarded herself like a jade, and waited silently for him to return to China after completing her studies.

Afterward......

Speaking of this, Ji Qingge's grandmother burst into tears and couldn't cry.

Even if her grandmother didn't finish it, she could guess that the ending of the story was tragic. However, the grandmother explained that the woman did not have a lover with the man and eventually became married, not because the man was disappointed, but because the era in which they lived was turbulent.

They didn't let anyone down with each other, but they still couldn't get together.

Grandmother told the story of her ancestors, which made Ji Qingge's mood difficult to calm down for a long time after listening to it.

Holding the Hetian jade pendant in his hand, Ji Qingge was also puzzled in his heart. How could you see jade and think of that sad story? The owners of the two pieces of jade are not people of the same era, so there is no intersection at all.

Could it be, what is the omen?

Although she was a materialist, she also felt a faint sense of unease in her heart.

Ji Qingge looked worried, and happened to be seen by Xingyu, who had poured charcoal ash and returned to the hall. She stepped forward and said with concern: "Miss, don't you have something on your mind?" ”

"Xingyu, this piece of Kodama, extraordinary."

"I guess it's a good piece of jade. It's a pity that it's only half. Xingyu expressed regret.

"If only we could know who its owner is. In that way, it will be convenient for us to return the jade to others. ”

The jade master lost the jade, and he may not know what to do. The other half of this jade is either in the hands of its owner's relatives; Or, it's in the owner's favorite.

The owner who owns the other half of the jade can look at the jade as if he has seen his relatives when he misses his relatives. If he is accidentally separated, he can also use this jade as a proof of recognition in the future.

"Miss, how easy is it to find its owner? I picked up this jade near Jinyun Pavilion. There, there are more princes and grandsons who go to the scene every day. Who knows who lost it? ”

Xingyu was anxious, so she told the truth.

The three words of Jinyun Pavilion are relatively unfamiliar to Ji Qingge. But after carefully analyzing Xingyu's words, it is not difficult for her to come to a conclusion:

The owner of Jinyun Pavilion should be a very famous female I school book.

After crossing over, she really didn't feel how rich the nightlife of the imperial city was.

It is said that there are pharmacies that are open 24 hours a day, and there are liquor shops where you can drink all night long. In addition to those places, it is estimated that the more lively ones are the Jinyun Pavilion mentioned by Xingyu.

"Miss, the night before I picked up this piece of Kodama pendant. I...... Seeing that Yan Gongzi also went to Jinyun Pavilion, he was not alone. When Xingyu said this, she showed too much disappointment.

About in her heart, her half-brother should be a clear stream. But in fact, Yan Fengxing disappointed her.

Ji Qingge sighed softly and said, "Xingyu, even if people go, it doesn't mean anything." ”

The owner of Jinyun Pavilion makes a living by selling his art, and he is clean and self-conscious. Even if Yan Fengxing went to the show, it was someone who pursued elegant art, not necessarily for the owner of Jinyun Pavilion.

"Miss, you don't know. The reason why Jinyun Pavilion is doing so well is because there is a famous singer in the imperial city. But Master Mu has disappeared for several years, and there are still people who go to cheer for her, which is not normal. ”

Xingyu stretched out three fingers and said, "I heard that Master Mu hasn't appeared for almost three years. ”

"Master Mu?" Ji Qingge looked puzzled, she only knew that there was a Master Li in "Water Margin", but she didn't know that there was also a Master Mu in the Xiyue Dynasty.

He immediately asked, "How much do you know about Master Mu?" ”

"Well, the head of our pharmacy has talked about it several times. Because the pharmacy is not far from Jinyun Pavilion, Master Mu is in poor health, so she often asks her maid to come to the pharmacy to grab medicine. ”

Xingyu's clear eyes swept a trace of gloom, and said: "It is said that Master Mu himself is as beautiful as a fairy, and his talent is superb.

"Hmm."

The singer who can mix in Jinyun Pavilion must not be an ordinary woman. If Master Mu is too bad, then Ji Qingge won't dare to believe it.

"When she used to be a singer in Jinyun Pavilion, her maidservants went to Mingji Pharmacy to grab medicine, and they would buy Molin grass."

After Xingyu carried the teapot and mixed tea for Ji Qingge, she said: "No matter how our head asks, the maid just doesn't tell the secret." However, they bid very high, at least twice as much as the price charged by our pharmacy. ”